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EVERINGHAM BARONY

[EVEM461] Robert de Everingham m. [BIRK462] Isabel de Birkin
. [EVEM471] Sir Adam de Everingham m. ?
. . [EVEM481] Sir Robert de Everingham m. [HYDE482] Alice de la Hyde
. . . [EVEM491] Sir Adam de Everingham m1. Clarice
. . . . [EVEM501] Adam de Everingham m. [DAIV502] Joan Deiville
. . . . . [EVEM512] Margaret de Everingham m. [HAST512] Sir Hugh de Hastings

24.  [EVEM461] Robert de Everingham married [BIRK462] Isabel (see BIRKIN). He acquired the tenancy-in-chief of the Caux Barony, Laxton Manor, and hereditary custody of Sherwood Forest, after Isabel's brother [BIRK461] Robert de Birkin died without issue (1230). Both Robert and Isabel appeared before a court (in 1237), and demonstrated successfully their entitlement to the custody of Sherwood Forest, as the rightful heirs of Matilda de Caux and her ancestors. Robert died June 1246, and Isabel died 1252.

23.  [EVEM471] Sir Adam (son & heir of Robert) held Westborough Manor (Lincs); Everingham, Fairburn, Havercroft [?] and Kipling Cotes Manors (Yorks); Laxton Manor (Notts), and held custody of Sherwood Forest. He married 1. ---; then 2. (before 1270) Isabel (widow of Roger de Merley, of Morpeth, Northumbs, who died c.1263). He died December 1280, and was survived by Isabel.

22.  [EVEM481] Sir Robert (born c.1257, son of Adam by his 1st wife) married (c.1271) [HYDE482] Alice (daughter of 23. [HYDE471] Robert de la Hyde by, it is said, his wife [WALE472] Cicely, who was daughter of 24. [WALE461] Sir William Walerand of Longford, Wilts, Siston and Frampton Cotterall, Gloucs, etc). Robert held Laxton and North Leverton Manors (Notts); Westborough Manor (Lincs); and Sherburn and Everingham Manors (Yorks). However, shortly before his death he was deprived of the custody of Sherwood Forest (1286). He died before July 1287, and afterwards Alice married 2. Sir Thomas Normanville of Empingham and Normanton (Rut).

21.  [EVEM491] Sir Adam (born at Sherburn, Yorks, August 1279) was Knighted (May 1306), and married 1. (before January 1308) Clarice. Adam became 1st Lord Everingham (before 1315). After Clarice died, Adam married 2. (1326) Margaret Deiville (widow of [DAIV491] Sir John Deiville of Egmanton (Notts), and Adlingfleet (Yorks), who died 1325-26). Adam died c. May 1341.

20.  [EVEM501] Adam (born c.1307, son of Sir Adam & Clarice), married (before May 1322) [DAIV502] Joan (see DAIVILLE). He held Laxton Manor (Notts), Westborough Manor (Lincs); Kyrkbrun [? Sherburn], Brotton-in-Cleveland and Everingham Manors (Yorks). He became 2nd Lord Everingham (1341). Joan died c.1378. Adam died age 80 (February 1388).